Coyote
Agave americana (var. Coyote)
A wild Agave americana varietal found in the Sola de Vega region — smaller than Arroqueño, with a delicate sweet-spicy profile and notably velvety mouthfeel. One of the more understated wild-agave expressions.
Flavor profile
Coyote is a wild varietal within the Agave americana family, native to the Sola de Vega region of the Sierra Sur. Where Arroqueño is the giant of the family — massive piñas, rich chocolate-and-fruit character — Coyote is the subtle counterpart: smaller piñas, more delicate flavor, notably velvety mouthfeel.
The regional flavor tendency: sweet-spicy, with a soft cooked-agave sweetness, warm baking spice (cinnamon, allspice), and a quiet mineral undertone. The texture is what most drinkers remember — Coyote mezcals often read as almost creamy on the mid-palate.
Availability in US distribution is thin. Coyote appears in rotating small-batch releases from serious curator brands — Cinco Sentidos, El Jolgorio, NETA — but not as a standard-catalog agave. When it does show up, prices run $150-250 range for premium single-village bottlings.
For anyone building a comprehensive wild-agave reference library, Coyote is one of the rewarding rare finds — meaningfully different from Arroqueño, Sierra Negra, or the other Americana varietals, and one of the softer wild-agave expressions available.